title: Paradigm shift: stages of physicians' entry into integrative practice.
abstract: Integrative medicine and psychiatry are more than areas of interest; they represent a clear philosophic paradigm with a wide range of beliefs that separate it from conventional care. A child psychiatrist will typically pass through a developmental trajectory as he or she begins to embrace this approach to patient care, which can be broken down into common stages that represent the incorporation and expression of a new philosophy. This article outlines those common stages of development, and also walks through the process of opening an integrative mental health clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Building 500, Mail Stop F546, 13001 East 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. scott@wholeness.com
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shannon
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*